St Peter's Square · Manchester
The Peterloo Puzzle
Find the memorial to a massacre most of Britain has never heard of.
- ⏱ 20 min
- 💷 £0
- 🥾 Medium
In 1819, cavalry charged a peaceful pro-democracy rally on this exact square, killing at least 18 people. It's one of the defining moments in the fight for the right to vote in Britain — and the memorial is easy to miss unless you know exactly where to look.
What you’ll do
- 1Head to St Peter's Square
- 2Find the memorial
- 3Prove it
Save it, send it to friends or plan your day around it. Free on the web, no download.
Photo: Gerald England, CC BY-SA 2.0
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